Monday 4 January 2010 05.25 EST
First published on Monday 4 January 2010 05.25 EST

Children wait in line for de-worming tablets, as part of the immunisation programme in Katine. < a href=”http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/2009/apr/08/immunisation-programme”>Immunisation coverage for children in Katine has increased from 89.3% by the end of the first year to 95.9% this year. Children have been immunised against eight killer diseases - measles, polio, tuberculosis, whooping cough, hepatitis B, tetanus, haemophilus influenza and diphtheria. The community vaccination programme being run by Amref is seen as one of the project's biggest successes to date

Elias Oluja, a lab technician from Tiriri health centre, takes blood samples from patients during his weekly visit to the lab at Ojom health centre. The
lab was officially opened in February by the Ugandan health minister, Stephen Malinga, and the then international development minister
Ivan Lewis. The two-roomed lab, opened as part of the Katine project, can test for HIV and malaria. More than 200 people queued up on the first day to get tested.

Children sit at new desks at Obyarai primary school. New
desks have been distributed by Amref over the past year, along with textbooks. New classrooms have been built and teachers have received training in child-centred learning techniques. But
a shortage of teachers being sent to Katine means class sizes continue to be large.

Chinese construction workers
build the road that will lead from Soroti to Lira, cutting through Katine. The road is a major part of the northern corridor that will link the port city of Monbasa in Kenya, through northern Uganda to southern Sudan. While the new road could be good news for trade, it has also raised concerns about the
danger of speeding vehicles.

Sheltering from the rain in Katine. The rains are becoming
less predictable and a drought in parts of Uganda, including Katine, earlier this year destroyed crops and led to
severe food shortages. The situation is getting better for those living in Katine, but some families are still surviving on one meal a day and hand-outs.

Cassava farmer Simon Edangat, of Agora Aruka Puta farmers group in Katine, uses his mobile at his farm in Ogwolo village, Katine sub county. Mobile phones are increasingly being used by farmers to find the best place to sell their goods. A
produce store under construction in Katine will allow farmers to sell in bulk and increase their profits.

Emorikikinos village savings and loans group meet after been robbed of their savings. The
group's treasurer was attacked by three intruders, armed with a machete, who stole more than UShs 4m (around $2,100) of the group's money. The group has vowed to continue saving. The robbery has raised questions about how
to keep VSLA money safe